Rennovation/training, print, NGLMS

EPIC training project

Plans are still not settled for the hospital’s use of the 4th floor for training.  At the moment it looks as if they will build us five new classrooms, twelve single-person study rooms and enclose the stairwell and pass-through on the north and south sides of the third and fourth floors with glass enclosures.  If this comes to pass, UAHN will be conducting training classes on the fourth floor beginning in June (construction to begin as soon as possible) and will finish up around the third week in September.

Reviewing the print collection

Use of the print collection has dropped off rapidly over the last several years.  Older, out-dated texts have never been removed from the collection.  We may be moving into a new building sometime in the next five years.  All of these facts have led us to begin looking at a change in our retention policies, a review of our holdings and a possible weeding of the monograph collection.  We are currently removing print copies of journal titles for which we have access to electronic backfiles.  Yesterday Joan, Mary H., Dave, Sandy, Jeanette and Gary met to discuss this project.  I will be passing along updates.

Next Generation Library Management System (NGLMS) Project

Joan has been working with our colleagues in the University Library to look at possible replacements for our Innovative Interfaces (Triple “I”) library system.  After carefully investigating the available next generation library management systems (Alma – Ex Libris, Sierra – III, Intota – Serials Solutions), the NGLMS Project Team recommended that an RFP not be issued at this time and instead to wait 12-18 months in order to monitor advances in the systems as well as  the how new implementations go as other libraries migrate.  In the meantime, the team’s charge was amended.  The team is now assessing what the libraries can be doing to get ready for a new system in the following areas:

        I.                        Immediate Actions

      II.                        Establishing Guidelines and Best Practices

    III.                        Interoperability

    IV.                        Reporting & Analytics

      V.                        Training & Documentation

    VI.                        Data Remediation

The assessment will be submitted to UAL Cabinet when it is completed.